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| Achievement Need | 2 |
| Aggression | 1 |
| Grade Point Average | 1 |
| Grade Prediction | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Occupational Aspiration | 1 |
| Personality Studies | 1 |
| Personality Traits | 1 |
| Research Methodology | 1 |
| Role Playing | 1 |
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| Balkin, Joseph | 1 |
| O'Grady, Kevin E. | 1 |
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| Adjective Check List | 2 |
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Peer reviewedBalkin, Joseph – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
Open admission college undergraduates who were successful in college were administered the Adjective Check List, measuring Achievement, Aggression, and Deference. Achievement and Aggression accounted for 21 percent of the variance in grade point average (GPA). High School GPA was also found to account for 10 percent of the variance. (GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Aggression, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction
Peer reviewedO'Grady, Kevin E.; And Others – Journal of Research in Personality, 1978
The author investigates social stereotypes in terms of status of occupations, rather than masculine dominance, and explores more fully the relationship between the need for achievement, sex, and occupational interests. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Occupational Aspiration, Personality Studies, Research Methodology
